News in Brief: US Internationals, Female Referees, and More

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Americans have another reason to watch Manchester City. American U-20 player Erik Palmer-Brown has reportedly signed a contract with the Premier League side after good international showings for the youth.

As always, there are some wonderful youtube replays available but I can’t post the link in this new NP2 web site. Previous updates and great videos of earlier world cup qualifiers are, sadly, lost on the original NP site.
Probably the biggest upset victory was Qatar’s 3-2 win over South Korea in the round robin stage.